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A Suffolk County, MA, jury has awarded more than $2 million to a veteran female police officer in Winthrop, finding that the town sexually discriminated and retaliated against her, according to court records.
Read More →The law would prohibit department heads from scouring personal social media accounts. The group wants to be able to dig through social media profiles to help screen candidates and protect the public from those who could “tarnish the badge.”
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A Massachusetts State Police trooper was injured in a multi-car crash on Tuesday as a snowstorm barreled across the state.
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“I thought about him through the 116 days of training. That’s kind of what pushed me to get to this point. I know he’d be proud of me to be here,” said Weddleton, whose older brothers Mark and Stephen are also troopers.
Read More →“In general, these analyses suggested that the placement of (body-worn cameras) on BPD officers seemed to reduce the incidence of citizen complaints,” the report, released Wednesday, states.
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A woman accused of shoplifting from a store did not seem to be fazed by the heavy police presence already there Tuesday night for a "Shop with a Cop" charity event with local kids.
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The officers brought a 9-foot Christmas tree, a child-sized police uniform and an electronic police car large enough for Edison to ride in.
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A bank robbery suspect who allegedly led police on a chase in Boston was taken into custody after being found in a portable bathroom, or port-a-potty.
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"I told him I would be OK if he had to leave, but no, he said he was not leaving me alone until I got on my way. Then, while there, the Trooper saw my plate and thanked me for my service, and said 'Semper Fi.' Then I found out he was in the U.S. Marine Corps also. So there you are: God sent me an Angel, and a former Marine. Amazing. God works in mysterious ways.
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An off-duty Massachusetts police officer was killed after crashing into the back of a tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane of a highway.
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